We had no activities booked to day. We were free to do whatever we wanted, which was a very nice feeling indeed after being constantly on the move for the last few weeks. We were torn between biking and hiking today, and ended up choosing hiking as it meant we didn't have to spend any more money!
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Kaiteri lodge |
We had breakfast and made sandwiches to take with us, then headed out for the day. We were planning to get to the closest big town to Kaiteriteri- Motueka. We were following some very loose instructions from the receptionist, who told us to follow the 'easy rider' bike path. However, after walking for around two hours, maybe more, we had that crushing moment where we realised we had actually been walking in a circle and were heading back towards the hostel.
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Information on Maori spirits |
There was no point in going back on ourselves as we had already come too far, so we carried on to Kaiterteri beach, where we climbed up to the cliff top and had lunch with a view.
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Not bad |
Then we had another go at Motueka. We walked along a nice coastal path which was all well and good, until it stopped and we hit the road, and we had to decide which way to go. We were faffing around with the map by the roadside, when a woman came out of her house with her dog, Ewok, and gave us some directions. Ewok was a Tibetan Spaniel, an adorable and fluffy breed of dog which were originally kept by Tibetan monks in their monasteries as watch dogs, and slept with the monks to keep them warm at night!
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Hi Ewok (this is actually Ewok's brother from google images) |
We had to walk along the road a bit, but then found a trail which took us through orchards, vineyards and hops fields until we reached a town. Unfortunately, it wasn't Motueka, but it had cafés and so we managed to get a smoothie, a milkshake and a coffee, before starting off on the long walk home.
We were so lucky today, because the weather was gorgeous and we had a lovely day, but it could have so easily gone the other way if we'd been stuck in the middle of nowhere and the heavens opened!
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Good vibes |
I cooked dinner again for everyone tonight- roasted potato and pumpkin slices with spiced black beans and some seasonal greens, requested by Lily!
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